The Oakland A’s called up 1B/OF Mark Canha, the team announced Wednesday. To make room on the roster, reliever Michael Brady was optioned back to Triple-A Nashville.
Canha made the Opening Day roster and has played a total of 29 games with the A’s this year in his two previous stints with the big club. Despite a brief hot streak in May, though, the 28-year-old has been unable to make the permanent jump to MLB, even during a healthy season. The power is there when he makes contact, but the strikeouts have been a problem and he offers little on defense.